Made in Dagenham

We stumbled into our local flea pit to see this film. I had mistakenly taken it to be a tribute to our glorious, past and now failing leaderette, (one stop beyond Barking). That mistake aside I sat down to a very inspiring little film. There were glorious ironies all the way through from the titles - supported by the (late) film council. (Thank god says Dave and Gideon, we don't want any ideas about solidarity and what the right people in the right place at the right time can accomplish.) I'm sure the Mrs O'Gradys etc were not quite as Sally Hawkins, for all her gawk, and her mates appeared. Toby Ziegler(Richard Schiff the token lefty of the West Wing) appearing as the ball breaking Ford's fixer. He barks -break the strike- at the oleaginous union representative who obediently goes off to shaft the women who's union dues pay for his constipated, apparatchik lifestyle.

Barbara Cartland, the erstwhile Secretary of State for Employment, chuckling at the fact that Mrs O'Grady has (borrowed) the Biba while our Babs cuts a dash with C&A.

Interesting, while we wallow, debating with the forces of darkness about fair and fairness it was the Equal Pay Act. Even so, some are still more equal than others.

Came home to slump in front of Newsnight and the delicious ironies continued like sweets flying off an abandoned dessert trolley in a playground. Paxoid was grilling a number of lefties about solidarity, unionisation and where we will go in the current round of anarchy. You can just see him wobbling his wattles as he says that word. Tariq Ali who had been soothed with the sobriquet firebrand was mumbling something about class and I thought you're past it the Terry Kelly(try saying Tariq Ali in a scouse accent!) I knew would have asked Paxoid if he was a member of the NUJ, if he intended to strike in support of BBC Journos today, and if he was scabbing would he consider a pay cut in these difficult times? And he would have kept asking those questions until Paxoid did a Sweeny on him!
Heigh Ho.

Still did enjoy the film, right down to the closing title and 'you can get it if you really want it!'

Must keep an eye out what's on next at the flea pit.
Probably some Mike Leigh shoot 'em up sex romp!